We'll explore several of the trails around the picnic area looking for resident specialties like Rock Wren, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, and California Thrasher while keeping our eyes open for early arriving migrants. Trip Difficulty: 2 miles, dirt trails with potentially muddy spots with recent rain, some hills with a total elevation gain of a few hundred feet.

Eve Meier: (408) 569-9391

Beginner Friendly

Meet: Pueblo Day Use Area 

Directions: From CA-85 S or US-101 in San Jose, exit Bernal Rd. Travel south on Bernal Rd for about 2.5 miles then turn left onto the park entrance road. Continue to the first parking lot and pay for parking at the pay station. The Pueblo Day Use Area is a little farther down the entrance road near the bathrooms. Google Plus Code: “6676+3W Edenvale, San Jose, California ” (paste code, city, and state into Google maps). Latitude/Longitude: 37.212849, -121.787649

Facilities: bathrooms, water

Parking Fees: yes, pay station in the first parking lot, credit card or Santa Clara County Park pass

This trip is organized by the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (https://scvas.org/).  Please read our trip policies.  Questions? Contact the trip leader or email scvasfieldtrips@gmail.com.